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TAMPA — The Yankees have found another flier for their bullpen, agreeing to a minor league contract with Rafael Montero. A source confirmed the deal, which will pay the veteran reliever $1.85 million if he’s in the majors, to the Daily News on Friday morning as Montero prepared to play catch and undergo a physical at George M. Steinbrenner Field. The pact also comes with $500,000 in innings-based incentives. Z101 Digital’s Héctor Gómez  first reported Montero’s deal with the Yankees. Montero, 35, spent the 2025 season with the Astros, Braves and Tigers. He posted a 4.48 ERA over 59 games, but he lowered that number to 2.86 over his final 22 innings with Detroit. Montero’s .204 expected batting average against ranked in the 88th percentile, and his 31.1 Chase% ranked in the 81st percentile. He also has a 29.3 Whiff%, which ranked in the 78th percentile, though his 22.9 K% fell in the middle of the pack. Meanwhile, Montero’s 14.6 BB% was the third-...

A Pennsylvania father was arrested for allegedly stabbing his 3-month-old child and throwing him into the snow outside their home in a western suburb of Philadelphia, officials said Wednesday. The Coatesville Police Department responded to an apartment in the 2000 block of Smithbridge Drive around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, after receiving reports of the stabbing of an infant. Officers arrived and found a 3-month-old boy who had been stabbed in the abdomen. The child was in “very serious condition” and was airlifted to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, according to an arrest report. After the stabbing, Michael Phillips, 44, the boy’s father, allegedly “took the infant outside and threw him in the snow,” police said. Phillips was arrested and charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of a child and other crimes, online court records show. The infant underwent surgery and was listed as in “critical but stable condition,” the Chester County Dist...

Australian snowboarder Cam Bolton suffered a broken neck in an accident while training at the Winter Olympics in Italy. The 35-year-old snowboard cross specialist crashed on Monday and reported worsening neck pain after waking up on Tuesday, the Australian Olympic Committee said. A CT scan at an Olympic clinic identified two stable neck fractures . Bolton was then airlifted to a hospital in Milan for further assessment and treatment. “Cam is in a stable condition and remains in good spirits,” the AOC said in a statement on Wednesday. “The Australian Olympic medical team is working with local doctors and neuro specialists in Australia to determine next steps.” The Australian team ruled Bolton out for the remainder of the Games on Wednesday and named replacements ahead of Thursday’s men’s snowboard cross qualifying event. Bolton won silver in the mixed team snowboard cross with Mia Clift at the world championships in Switzerland last year. On the Olympic stage , Bolton finished 1...

By JOSEPH WILSON LIVIGNO, Italy — When the powder settled on the Olympic moguls course, Elizabeth Lemley was basking, true to her nickname, in the glow of a gold medal. The 20-year-old American freestyle skier, called “Lizard” by her teammates, had slid and leapt over the slope’s icy bumps to land an unbeatable run, leading a red, white and blue 1-2 medal grab at the Milan Cortina Games on Wednesday. Lemley topped the eight-skier final with a score of 82.30 points, right in front of fellow countrywoman Jaelin Kauf, who successfully defended her silver medal from Beijing 2022 with a score of 80.77. Perrine Laffont of France, the 2018 champion, took bronze. After her gold-medal run, Lemley had to wait it out at the bottom of the slope as defending champion Jakara Anthony of Australia launched herself on the final’s last run. But Lemley knew she was champion when halfway through her run Anthony wobbled off course, ruining her chances at taking another gold...

By GEIR MOULSON BERLIN (AP) — Established democracies’ efforts against public-sector corruption appear to be flagging, according to a survey released Tuesday that serves as a barometer of perceived corruption worldwide. It raised concern about developments in the United States and the impact elsewhere of U.S. funding cuts. Related Articles Israeli minister calls West Bank measures ‘de facto sovereignty,’ says no future Palestinian state Brooklyn man pleads insanity in killing of dad at luxury Irish hotel Netanyahu wants Trump to demand more from Iran. The leaders will meet this week Today in History: February 10, Chess champ loses against a computer China critic and former media tycoon Jimmy Lai is sentenced to 20 years in a Hong Kong security case Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index for 2025 gave top place to Denmark, with 89 points out of 100, followed by Finland and Singapore. At the bottom were South Sudan and Somalia with nine points apiece, follo...

By JILL LAWLESS LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer battled Monday to cling to power as revelations about the relationship between the former U.K. ambassador to Washington and Jeffrey Epstein spiraled into a full-blown crisis for his 19-month-old government. Related Articles Norwegian ambassador resigns as she faces scrutiny over contacts with Epstein UK police force assesses claims ex-Prince Andrew sent sensitive trade reports to Epstein In the Arctic, the major climate threat of black carbon is overshadowed by geopolitical tensions Today in History: February 9, Halley’s Comet passes by Earth Today in History: February 8, Catholic cardinal sentenced for opposition to Hungarian government The prime minister’s authority with his own Labour Party has been battered by fallout from the publication of files related to Epstein — a man he never met and whose sexual misconduct has not implicated Starmer. Some lawmakers in Starmer’s center-left Labour Party have c...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared Super Bowl Sunday to be “Bad Bunny Day” in California in a social media post mimicking President Trump. “As many people know, I am a tremendous lover of ‘the Spanish’,” Newsom wrote Saturday. “I am also a huge fan of Puerrrrrrrto Rico. That is why I am declaring [Sunday] in California as ‘Bad Bunny Day.’” The Latin pop superstar, 31, will perform at halftime of Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots. He is fresh off accepting three Grammys at last weekend’s award show for his newest album, “Debi Tirar Mas Fotos.” While accepting one of his Grammys , Bad Bunny began his speech by saying, “Before I say thanks to God, I’m gonna say: ICE out,” which earned thunderous applause. “We’re not savage, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens. We are humans, and we are Americans.” Newsom has been imitating Trump’s delivery in his social media posts for several months, which he continued in his “Bad Bunny Day” pro...